Taubman

William S. Taubman
Chief Operating Officer

William S. Taubman is chief operating officer of Taubman Centers, Inc. He is responsible for development, operations and leasing. Mr. Taubman also serves as a director of the company.

Mr. Taubman joined the company in 1986 from Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in New York, where he was a financial analyst specializing in mergers and acquisitions. He is a graduate of Brown University, where he received a bachelor's degree in Philosophy of Religion and Russian Studies. He also holds a master's degree in Philosophy from Corpus Christi College of Cambridge University, Cambridge, England.

Mr. Taubman serves as Chairman of International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). He is Chairman for New Detroit and serves on the board of governors for the Museum of Arts & Design in New York.